Baconian

American  

[bey-koh-nee-uhn] / beɪˈkoʊ ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.

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noun

1. an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.

Baconian British  

/ beɪˈkəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning

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noun

1. a follower of Bacon's philosophy

2. one who believes that plays attributed to Shakespeare were written by Bacon

Other Word Forms

• Baconianism noun
• Baconism noun
• anti-Baconian adjective
• pre-Baconian adjective
• pro-Baconian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Baconian

First recorded in 1805–15; Bacon + -ian

Example Sentences

It’s finished in a louring Baconian grey, the colour of a hospital gurney.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2016

So too had Baconian natural philosophy and the broad effect of skepticism toward the claims of scholastics.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2015

Among the contenders for the method, the Baconian method involved cataloguing many experiences of phenomena, then figuring out how to classify them.

From Scientific American • Mar. 5, 2013

Caesar's Column, by that stanch Populist orator and Baconian, Ignatius Donnelly, depicted the late 20th Century as an extravaganza of what is now called Fascism, only in ancient stage Roman costume.

From Time Magazine Archive

Where the goal of Greek philosophy had been contemplative understanding, that of Baconian philosophy was a new technology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton